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Launceston South, Cornwall, PL15 9DS area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
269
3,003rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
353
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Collisions in 2025
5
8 in 2024

Crash severity at the PL15 9DS hotspot

34 of the 269 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight23587%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
5
Seriously injured
31
Slightly injured
317
All casualties
353

Accidents by year at the PL15 9DS hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2008, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PL15 9DS hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
2024813
202356
202268
2021911
2020812
20191115
20181214
201757
20161623
20151321
20141216
2013810
20121217
20111115
20101113
200969
20082029
20071117
20061622
20051213
2004911
20031416
20021920
20011010

Map of crashes at the PL15 9DS hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PL15 9DS.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Launceston South, Cornwall, PL15 9DS area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PL15 9DS hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Launceston South
Council area
Cornwall
Nearest postcode to the centre
PL15 9DS
Postcode district
PL15
Centre (latitude, longitude)
50.63158, -4.36044
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
1 December 2025
Rank by collisions
3,003rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PL15 9DS hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A388, with 81 of 269, followed by the A30 with 74.

Collisions at the PL15 9DS hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3888110509
2ndA307411354
3rdB32541200

Towns near the PL15 9DS hotspot

189 of the 269 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Launceston.

All 269 crashes at the PL15 9DS hotspot

Newest first, from 8 March 2001 to 1 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year